Ferndale, Did your seals come cut to length?
It looks to me the rubber has been cut a bit too short.
Any half decent glass shop should carry this in stock and should be able to give you a piece of the correct length.
It comes in bulk 30m coils.
Normally when I install this type of seal I cut it 1/4" to 1/2" oversize and 'cram' it into the aperature.
This will allow for the inevitable shrinkage over time.
Make sure the cut are nice and square to each other.
I then seal the join with glazing urethane,or Superglue at a pinch.
The lock strip usually takes care of any puckering at the corner radii as it spreads and tightens the rubber to the glass/body.
Start the lock strip installation with the join opposite from the seal join.
I noticed in the link DADS50 provided, that someone suggests putting the rubber join at the bottom.
I've been installing this type of seal for 14 years now,joining it at the top without problems,water always travels down,and can settle in the rubber right at the join...if it's at the bottom.
Last edited by jockbolter50; 09/11/2010 10:10 PM.
